James emebson



J. EMERSON.

(Model.)

PIANO sTooL.

Patented May 2, 1882.

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*UNITED i STATES PATENT Errea.

JAMES EMERSON, OF WILLIMANSETT, MASSACHUSETTS.

PIANO-STQOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 257,304, dated May 2, 1882.

Application filed December 22,1881. (Model.)

To .all whom Muay concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES EMERSON, of IVillimansett, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Piano-Stools; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whereby a person skilled in the art can make and use the same, reference being had to the' accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Like letters in the figures indicate the same parts.

`My improvement relates to piano-stools, and more particularly to those which are adj ustable in height by means of a screw-support, upon which the top rests and revolves.

The object of my invention is to provide a double stool which can be closed up so as to form one stool of the ordinary outside appearance or can be separated into two parts, each of which forms a complete stool, with a screw adjustment for height in the ordinary manner.

My improved stool is intended for use where i parts are placed together so as to form a single seat. Fig. 2 shows a vertical section when the parts forming the second seat are separated. Fig. 3 shows the second stool separated from the first and set up for use.

A is the central body or support ot' the improved stool. It is shown as being provided with three legs or feet, A', Sac., in the customary manner, though it might have four, if desired.

B is the screw for raising or lowering the seat, and is constructed in the usual manner, except that it is hollow, and it turns in the usual manner through a nut or hollow thread in the top ot' the part A. The top ot' this screw istirmly attached to the circular plate C, which forms the under side of the seat.

I) is the seat. It is intended to be uphol- Il turns.

stered in the customary manner, and rests upon the plate C, over which its edge laps to hold it in place.

i The parts already described form the outer or principal stool and present the appearance of an ordinary piano-stool.

E is an inner removable cylindrical shell, which ts into the interior of the stand A, leaving an opening vfor thel screw B to pass downward within it. This shell has three legs corresponding to the three legs of the part A. They are made,'as shown in the drawings, so as to lie within the thickness of the legs A. This inner shell and legs are preferably made of metal, while the outer legs and support may be made of wood.

F is a bolt for holding the shell E in its place within A, so that it cannot fall out when the stool is moved.

Gr is the seat of the inclosed or second stool. When closed up it lies between the seat D and the plate C in a suitable cavity.

H is the screw `for the second stool. It is firmly attached to the Vseat G, and when the parts are closed up it lies within the hollow in the screw B.

J is acap forming-the nut in which the screw This cap ts on the top of the shell E, and upon which itis placed When the parts are separated so as to form two stools.

y When it is desired to use the second stool the cover or seat D is taken ot't' and the seat G, with the screw H and cap J, arerdlrawn out and D replaced. The bolt F is clrawifnd the shell E, with its legs, slipped out by being f drawn downward. The cap J is then placed upon thev sleeve or shell E, when the second stool is complete, as shown in Fig. 3. Both stools can then be adjusted as to height and used independently in the ordinary manner.

By means of my improvement a piano-stool is produced which in common use will have the exact appearance of an' ordinary stool; but which can, when desired, be separated into two perfect seats for two players, thus providing for occasions when duets are played or for any occasion where two stools are required, thus 'dispensing with the ordinary inconvenient substitutes often employed.

What: I claim as my invention iswithinfthe screw B, andthe sont; G, adapted A piano-stool composed of a. hollow body to fit within 'the seat U-D,'substantially as deand legs A A, a hollow screw, B, and a. holscribed. l low seat, C D, in combination wit-h a piano- JAMES EMERSON.

5 stool composed of a. body and legs, E E', Witnesses:

adapted to fit within A A', a. nut, J, separate THEO. G. ELLIS, 1 from the body E, a screw, H, adapted to fit LEVI A. CHILDS. 

